The 76ers will open their 2012-13 season at home on Halloween night, playing host to the Denver Nuggets.

The schedule, announced by the NBA on Thursday night, sees the Sixers play 10 of their first 15 games at home.

The Sixers, who were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, will get their first shot at Boston on the road on Nov. 9. The Celtics make their first visit to the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 7.

Beginning Nov. 12 the Sixers will play eight of nine games at home, highlighted by the visit of Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 24.

The annual holiday road trip will begin in Brooklyn on Dec. 23. That will be the start of eight consecutive road games, including a New Year's Day contest against the Lakers. Starting Jan. 12, the Sixers begin a string in which they will play 12 of 13 games at home.